Roasted Goose With Apple Rum Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 lb) goose
1 1/2 pints stock
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Stuffing
6 large dessert apples, peeled cored chopped
4 tablespoons dark rum
1/4 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
12 ounces fresh breadcrumbs
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

soak chopped apples in 4 Tbsp of dark rum for 4 hours.
preheat oven to 350 F.
place goose on a rack in a rosting pan.
mix together the apples, sage, mace and breadcrumbs.
season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon inside the goose cavity.
combine the salt and pepper and rub all over the outside of the goose.
prick the entire goose with a fork.
cover the breast with a piece of greased aluminium foil.
roast goose for 30 minutes at 350 F.
remove from oven, skim off excess fat.
pour stock all over the goose.
re-cover goose with greased aluminium foil and roast for 2 1/2 hours.
remove foil and cook for 1 hour so the breast crips and browns.
place goose on a warmed serving dish skim off excess fat from roasting pan.
reduce pan juices rapidly, to make a thickened gravy.